Peter Buckley's last fight

[DamonD]

Spotted this at Fightnews.



Final fight for Buckley!
Record-setting welterweight loser Peter Buckley is aiming to bow out of professional boxing with a win on Friday night in what will be his 300th and last fight. And for one of the few times in his career, the Birmingham man will be in the home corner at the Aston Events Centre on a Frank ****** promoted show headlined by Don Broadhurst. Buckley, 39, turned professional in 1989 with a six-round draw and has gone on to have 299 fights, spanning 1,734 rounds and racking up 31 wins, 12 draws...and 256 losses. Things will be a little easier on Friday when "The Professor" tackles Matin Mohammed (0-0-1), a man he drew with in Nottingham earlier this month, and becomes one of just a handful of fighters who have racked up 300 fights. "It's great to get my final fight in my home city, but I'm not sure about being in the home corner," said Buckley. "When the bell goes between rounds I'm not sure if I'll know where to go! Win lose or draw, this is definitely my last fight.....I definitely won't miss getting punched in the face for a living!" Among Buckley's 256 losses are setbacks to the likes of Scott Harrison, Naseem Hamed, Michael Brodie and Gavin Rees.
Monday, October 27 2008

[brown bomber]

Good luck Peter would be nice for him to go out with a win.

[doug.ie]

yes...good luck to him...

so many top british boxers from so many different weights have met him on the way up...including esb's own jeff thomas :-)

very best to him.

[MightyLondoner]

he hasn't won in 84 bouts haha although i did lost count a couple of times.
anyway what a credit to the sport.

[brown bomber]

Peter Judson and Matt Brown two very good wins.... Peter just coasts through his fights but he's very clever and hardly gets hit.

[TFFP]

Respect. It takes a lot of mental strength to jump into the ring knowing in all likelihood you are going to lose, yet perform with the grit and dedication in the absence of natural talent to only be KO'd 10 times in 300.

He hasn't been KO'd for 6 years actually.

[TommyV]

Didn't he retire a few months ago and then return again within days?

[pijo]

I really hope he wins his last fight.

[Decebal]

Good luck Peter would be nice for him to go out with a win.

Especially since he wouldn't have to lose this one to be sure to get another gig next time around!:p ;)

[icemax]

I really hope he wins his last fight.

I'm not a betting man but if I were my money would be on Buckley. As Jeff points out Peter just seems to coast through his fights without getting hit too much. He is like a mature woman guiding a young lad through his first sexual experience, don't try anything daft and no one will get hurt. I believe Jeff lost his cherry to the man from Brum.

Interview with Buckley in 2005 [Only registered and activated users can see links]

[MIK1000]

Peter Judson and Matt Brown two very good wins.... Peter just coasts through his fights but he's very clever and hardly gets hit.

Jeff can u repost ur Slap from Joe lewis story. I was telling the story at the dinner table the other night. Great stuff.

[Nemesis]

I bet my life this isnt his last fight

[brown bomber]

Icemax it was my second fight t was great sharing the ring with someone i'd seen on many occasions and had fought many great champions.

Mik1000... No idea how to find that one.... I'll have a go...

Joe Louis slapped Ezzard Charles
who slapped Archie Moore
who slapped Muhammed Ali (he must have caught him at least once)
who slapped Larry Holmes
who slapped Mike Tyson
who slapped Lennox Lewis
who slapped David Tua
who slapped John Ruiz
who slapped Roy Jones jnr
who slapped Bernard Hopkins
who slapped De La Hoya
who slapped Mayweather Jnr
who slapped ****** Juuko
who slapped Mike Gomez
who slapped Peter Buckley
who slapped me.

:-)

[TBooze]

he hasn't won in 84 bouts haha although i did lost count a couple of times.
anyway what a credit to the sport.

No, the officals/promoters made sure he has not won in 84 bouts, you know at least a dozen of them bouts were 'unlucky defeats'!;)

Anyway lets hope for one final flash of glory....

But maybe next year we might be debating whether Buckley can get to 400 bouts.

[saturday_kid]

Be great to see him win.

Like has been said who's betting a good percentage of his losses have been atleast "unlucky" or "close" defeats.

Credit to the sport, it needs your Peter Buckleys as much as it needs your Floyd Mayweather's etc.

[DamonD]

Yup, much respect for Buckley and I also hope he gets a win for his finale.

[Decebal]

Yup, much respect for Buckley and I also hope he gets a win for his finale.

:thumbsup

[pijo]

Just been looking and this bloke who he's fighting is fighting the very next night as well.

[icemax]

Just been looking and this bloke who he's fighting is fighting the very next night as well.

Not if Peter sparks him he isn't :yep

[ishy]

Good luck Peter! Hope he goes out with a win.

[dwilson]

Hope he goes out on an high.

[Decebal]

Good luck Peter! Hope he goes out with a win.

:happy

[Doyley10]

He's on the front page of The Times this morning. Not a bad legacy! It's an amazing acheivement.

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[Decebal]

He's on the front page of The Times this morning. Not a bad legacy! It's an amazing acheivement.

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What a bloody disrespectful article! :fire

As one of the comments said: if Buckley was so shit, why was is so bloody hard for all these future champs to stop him?:huh

[Doyley10]

What a bloody disrespectful article! :fire

As one of the comments said: if Buckley was so shit, why was is so bloody hard for all these future champs to stop him?:huh

They did miss the point a bit didn't they? Lumping him in with "lovable losers" like Eddie the Eagle. It does mention that he's skilled enough to avoid being hit much though. Still, his picture was on the front page of The Times. That's pretty cool even if the article was written by someone who knows jack shit about boxing.

[JonOli]

Good luck to him - it just looks like he hit a bad run of form.

[Decebal]

They did miss the point a bit didn't they? Lumping him in with "lovable losers" like Eddie the Eagle. It does mention that he's skilled enough to avoid being hit much though. Still, his picture was on the front page of The Times. That's pretty cool even if the article was written by someone who knows jack shit about boxing.

True; good points.:good

[Decebal]

Good luck to him - it just looks like he hit a bad run of form.

:p

[Jimbo]

That article was shit and misleading as well as factually inaccurate (Reggie Strickland has fought more than him).

Good luck Peter.

[Doyley10]

Apparently he's only retiring because he is scared of fighting Kelly Pavlik.....

[Cookie]

He's just been on BBC News giving an interview about his career and the final fight. Not a bad bit of attention.

[ishy]

He's just been on BBC News giving an interview about his career and the final fight. Not a bad bit of attention.

There's a feature on the BBC Sport site as well.
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[Decebal]

There's a feature on the BBC Sport site as well.
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Thanks for that.

He seems like a nice bloke, he really does.

Also, he doesn't look like a guy who's been beaten 250+ times, does he?:think

[saturday_kid]

He's on the front of tommorows Boxing News also

[GazOC]

Theres a shitting piece in the Daily Star saying Britains worse boxer is retiring and basically taking the piss.

[antcull]

article in The Times calling him worlds worst boxer, a bit harsh

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He's lost to 42! world, european, british and commonwealth champions, what a legend!

[Mike_S]

That's terrible, he's great for the sport and never been knocked out! Some chin that.

[ishy]

Theres a shitting piece in the Daily Star saying Britains worse boxer is retiring and basically taking the piss.


Gaz, Buncey said why are you reading the Daily Star?:lol:

[pijo]

Buckley on central news now.

[brown bomber]

That's terrible, he's great for the sport and never been knocked out! Some chin that. 10 stoppage losses. Only time I saw him really hurt was against Colin Mcmillan. Mcmillan was like Floyd Mayweather that night.

[GazOC]

Gaz, Buncey said why are you reading the Daily Star?:lol:

I've told you, its another Gaz who posts on ESB and posts about the Peter Buckley article in the Daily Star...:twisted:;)

[ishy]

I've told you, its another Gaz who posts on ESB and posts about the Peter Buckley article in the Daily Star...:twisted:;)

Of course :good:lol:.

[Max Molyneux]

What a bloody disrespectful article! :fire

As one of the comments said: if Buckley was so shit, why was is so bloody hard for all these future champs to stop him?:huh

The article has a point.

Whats the point of respecting a fighter who doesn't come to win? He might as well quit.

[GazOC]

The article has a point.

Whats the point of respecting a fighter who doesn't come to win? He might as well quit.

Its not as simple as that, fighters like Buckley fight to not get stopped or cut and anything else is a bonus. A stoppage or a cut means they can't fight (and earn) for the next month or so. Its not the same as not trying to win.

The article really pissed me off TBH because for a lot of people that the first they've heard of Buckley and thats how they'll remember him and thats not the real picture, he deserves a lot better IMHO.

[Decebal]

The article has a point.

Whats the point of respecting a fighter who doesn't come to win? He might as well quit.

He doesn't come to win, but the reason he makes a living is that he comes to not get stopped, and doesn't. A guy who take that pain for his pride of not getting stopped by anyone deserves respect. Quit? You try and make him quit! To make him quit you've got to stop him, and no one can. Some of the best have tried and he's never been properly KOed, in 299 fights!!, as far as I know; now that you have to respect.

[hendrix_lennon]

Absolutely Decebal!!

[saturday_kid]

Yeah good posts decebal.

Hopefully he might get some TV time it being on friday fight night tonight, be nice for them to acknowledge it and atleast show a few rounds.

[tonysaprano]

You need guys like Buckley in the fight game, without guys like him a lot of theyoung guys wouldnt get pushed for a few rounds. Wish him all the best:good

[196osh]

To Gaz from Steve: "why are you reading the Daily star"

:rofl

[DamonD]

Still think a catchweight bout between Buckley and Strickland would've been fun ;)

[doug.ie]

i'm sickened by the stupidity of the non-boxing media about this...

'the worst boxer'??....the are many worse boxers...the fellas who try boxing, get beat in a couple of fights and forget about boxing...they are the worst boxers, likes of charlie zelenoff, them fellas...buckley has beaten the likes of them in his 30+ wins....

and...this lad has fought for a wba intercontenintal title...

and...are all these 'worst boxer ever' headlines insulting that 30 odd men that buckley beat ?...

its the likes of peter buckley that makes the sport live...would there be a manchester united or liverpool fc without all the school football teams...
boxers have learned by beating buckley...they couldnt stop him and would have to have their wits about them....if buckley was the worst boxer ever the likes of hamed {twice!!}, mc millan, mckenzie, scott harrison, gavin rees wouldnt have bothered with him...and neither would the rest of the 42 former world euro and british champs who boxed him have...

fookin media are taking the piss out of the sport of boxing...and every man who stepped in the ring with buckley, thats what they're doing...

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[saturday_kid]

i'm sickened by the stupidity of the non-boxing media about this...

'the worst boxer'??....the are many worse boxers...the fellas who try boxing, get beat in a couple of fights and forget about boxing...they are the worst boxers, likes of charlie zelenoff, them fellas...buckley has beaten the likes of them in his 30+ wins....

and...this lad has fought for a wba intercontenintal title...

and...are all these 'worst boxer ever' headlines insulting that 30 odd men that buckley beat ?...

its the likes of peter buckley that makes the sport live...would there be a manchester united or liverpool fc without all the school football teams...
boxers have learned by beating buckley...they couldnt stop him and would have to have their wits about them....if buckley was the worst boxer ever the likes of hamed {twice!!}, mc millan, mckenzie, scott harrison, gavin rees wouldnt have bothered with him...and neither would the rest of the 42 former world euro and british champs who boxed him have...

fookin media are taking the piss out of the sport of boxing, thats what they're doing...

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Spot on post in fact the best post i've read on this subject, a shame your not writing for the times or whoever.

It shows a lack of respect for boxing by these no mark journalists who haven't a clue.

[bigG]

i was disgusted when , in an otherwise knowledgeable and respuctful piece on buncies boxing hour, the heading worlds worst boxer came up.....how fuckin disrespectful...at least buncie did go some way towards putting the viewer straight on the point...

[doug.ie]

with all the media attention, it would be nice to see this televised....but in a respectful way of course...

[The Kurgan]

Buckley is an example of a great journeyman. The man has fought everyone (usually at least twice) and has only been stopped on VERY few occasions. Buckley should get a teacher's pension for his contribution to the sport.

[GazOC]

i was disgusted when , in an otherwise knowledgeable and respuctful piece on buncies boxing hour, the heading worlds worst boxer came up.....how fuckin disrespectful...at least buncie did go some way towards putting the viewer straight on the point...

That was my Email (posted below) which was sent before I knew Bunce would be interviewing Buckley. You've got completely the wrong end of the stick mate.

" Hi Buncie/ Andy,

How about a few words for Peter Buckley who is having his 300th, and last, fight tomorrow? Threre is a piece in todays Daily Star calling him “Britains Worst Boxer” and as you know Buncie he’s far from that. He fought top guys, in their hometown, at short notice and was still rarely stopped.

Maybe you could redress the balance a little with a short appreciation of his career?

All the best
Gaz
"

[bored]

It's on sky sports now. Not to post a spoiler but fairly sure you know how it goes ;)

[Mookhound]

Its not as simple as that, fighters like Buckley fight to not get stopped or cut and anything else is a bonus. A stoppage or a cut means they can't fight (and earn) for the next month or so. Its not the same as not trying to win.

The article really pissed me off TBH because for a lot of people that the first they've heard of Buckley and thats how they'll remember him and thats not the real picture, he deserves a lot better IMHO.

Now, I'm a journalist (don't work too far from Bunce, as it happens, though I've never met him)... and that's why I get p*ssed off about the laziness of "worst fighter ever"... most losses of an active fighter, I think, but he isn't exactly like the first guy Froch fought (ok, lazy myself as I can't be arsed to go on boxrec), who fell over as soon as he was tapped.

[doug.ie]

and sky sports just showed a quick clip of buckleys fight with my buddy vinny feeney {they fought twice}...cool..

[ScouseLad]

Great way for him to bow out. Enjoy retirement Pete.

[Decebal]

Great way for him to bow out. Enjoy retirement Pete.

Finished with a win!:happy

Nice one, Mr. Buckley! All the best for the future! Thanks for all you've done for British boxing!:thumbsup

[twoohands]

i saw peter buckley on a tv program in australia called a current affair. His title was the worlds worst boxer. I had a look at his record, he actually started of ok with a few wins. Then something happened, he kept losing. Although i have never seen him fight judging by his record he must have had a good chin only being ko'd 10 times all by decent opponents. The thing i cant work out is why would promoters keep putting him on the card and why didnt the british boxing board stop him years ago, its obvious his career was going no where and although he wasnt getting ko'd he would still be getting damaged. What an embarrasment to boxing.

[Healy]

i saw peter buckley on a tv program in australia called a current affair. His title was the worlds worst boxer. I had a look at his record, he actually started of ok with a few wins. Then something happened, he kept losing. Although i have never seen him fight judging by his record he must have had a good chin only being ko'd 10 times all by decent opponents. The thing i cant work out is why would promoters keep putting him on the card and why didnt the british boxing board stop him years ago, its obvious his career was going no where and although he wasnt getting ko'd he would still be getting damaged. What an embarrasment to boxing.
You are the embarrasment, complete asshole

Buckley is the exact opposite to an embarrasment

[alba]

lets change tact a wee bit here,how much do you think Buckley has made in his career?he must be making enough money to do this?but how much does a journeyman make per fight?

[Claypole]

i saw peter buckley on a tv program in australia called a current affair. His title was the worlds worst boxer. I had a look at his record, he actually started of ok with a few wins. Then something happened, he kept losing. Although i have never seen him fight judging by his record he must have had a good chin only being ko'd 10 times all by decent opponents. The thing i cant work out is why would promoters keep putting him on the card and why didnt the british boxing board stop him years ago, its obvious his career was going no where and although he wasnt getting ko'd he would still be getting damaged. What an embarrasment to boxing.How can you say his career was going nowhere when he ended up having 300 fights? Sorry, but this is a dumb post.....

[GazOC]

lets change tact a wee bit here,how much do you think Buckley has made in his career?he must be making enough money to do this?but how much does a journeyman make per fight?

I don't know exactly but a boxer willing to come in at a few hours notice and "save the bill" when someone has dropped out has a pretty good bargaining position. Those type of guys tend to earn relatively well.

[icemax]

What an embarrasment to boxing.

If you haven't seen him how the fuck can you make a comment, dickhead.

[Rebel-INS]

i saw peter buckley on a tv program in australia called a current affair. His title was the worlds worst boxer. I had a look at his record, he actually started of ok with a few wins. Then something happened, he kept losing. Although i have never seen him fight judging by his record he must have had a good chin only being ko'd 10 times all by decent opponents. The thing i cant work out is why would promoters keep putting him on the card and why didnt the british boxing board stop him years ago, its obvious his career was going no where and although he wasnt getting ko'd he would still be getting damaged. What an embarrasment to boxing.


Boxing needs fighters like him, journeymen are just as important in boxing as the World Champions.

[scurlaruntings]

i saw peter buckley on a tv program in australia called a current affair. His title was the worlds worst boxer. I had a look at his record, he actually started of ok with a few wins. Then something happened, he kept losing. Although i have never seen him fight judging by his record he must have had a good chin only being ko'd 10 times all by decent opponents. The thing i cant work out is why would promoters keep putting him on the card and why didnt the british boxing board stop him years ago, its obvious his career was going no where and although he wasnt getting ko'd he would still be getting damaged. What an embarrasment to boxing.Your an idiot. And clearly havent got the faintest idea about boxing. The guy is a journeyman. Journeymen are the LIFE BLOOD of boxing. Buckley has saved many a show at literally the last hour and has always been there as a fighter that could give a prospect some rounds and start to learn his trade. The guys had a fantastic career and has done very well out of boxing which did turn his life around. 300 fights is incredible in this day and age and shows the guys commitment to his job. Do yourself a favor and find another sport to watch where people dont get hurt.

[scurlaruntings]

lets change tact a wee bit here,how much do you think Buckley has made in his career?he must be making enough money to do this?but how much does a journeyman make per fight?They dont make much but Buckley is the exception. He done quite well out of boxing and isnt short for a bob or 2. But after 300 fights id say the guy certainly put the effort in and kudos to him.

[twoohands]

How can you say his career was going nowhere when he ended up having 300 fights? Sorry, but this is a dumb post.....
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well after 10 loss, 20 loss, 30 loss, 85 loss in a row where the hell was his career heading. For another loss. After 100 beating he should have been banned for his own good.

[twoohands]

How can you say his career was going nowhere when he ended up having 300 fights? Sorry, but this is a dumb post.....
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ill tell you where his career ended up, him being on tv dubbed the worlds worst boxer

[twoohands]

If you haven't seen him how the fuck can you make a comment, dickhead.
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ehhh, 257 losses, record speaks for itself, he may be tuff but being tuff obviosly doesnt win you boxing bouts, skill does.

[Decebal]

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well after 10 loss, 20 loss, 30 loss, 85 loss in a row where the hell was his career heading. For another loss. After 100 beating he should have been banned for his own good.

Look, mate; it's pretty simple: boxing is a business. You fight for money. The guy was making much better money fighting anyone, anytime at very short notice than he'd have made otherwise, giving his all four times a year to try and win, so he kept on fighting. He didn't aim to lose, but he didn't aim to beat the other guy no matter what, because if he had beaten him, he'd not have been invited to give someone else a "W" in a couple of days' time. Every time a fight was close, they'd rob him, to give the other guy a lift, anyway. He didn't care and he understood the deal. However, he had to make sure not to get stopped, because if he got stopped, he couldn't earn money for 28 days. Everyone who came in against him was almost certain that they'd beat him. It was in the script. The challenge was not to beat him, but to stop him. And they all tried and they couldn't do it. Why? Because the guy was pretty tough, knew how to keep himself out of trouble, could take a punch and because he wasn't as bad as many people think he was. Had he been stopped a couple of times in a row, he'd have lost his job because no promoter would consider him worthy even to give their boy an easy win. The guy wasn't getting hurt time and time again. If he had been hurt, he couldn't have kept going for so long at the rate he was going.

This guy proved a big challenge to many great fighters, because they couldn't stop him. He helped all up and comers learn the ropes and get some rounds under their belts. He saved many a show at the last minute, giving the young'un an opportunity to fight and the crowd an extra fight to look forward to when a fighter was cancelling for one reason or another. The guy never got hurt badly and his long term health was not at risk. The guy made a good living too. What's the problem? It's not like the guy wasn't giving his best or trying to lose just to get another payday. His fights were real, not an act. But since he was fighting so often, at such short notice, you can imagine he wasn't ever at his best.

Worst boxer in the world? If he had been such a bad boxer, most if not all of the 40+ future World, European and British Champs would have stopped him. They couldn't and all of them tried. There you go.

[Claypole]

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well after 10 loss, 20 loss, 30 loss, 85 loss in a row where the hell was his career heading. For another loss. After 100 beating he should have been banned for his own good. There's a whole lot more to the sport than celebrity boxers with padded records and meaningless titles.

You have never even seen Peter Buckley fight, yet you are quick to dismiss him just because the media have dubbed him "the worst boxer ever".

I believe Peter Buckley has never actually been properly knocked out, or even cut, in a staggering 300 fights! This makes him pretty damn good in my opinion.

[icemax]

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ehhh, 257 losses, record speaks for itself, he may be tuff but being tuff obviosly doesnt win you boxing bouts, skill does.

Get back to boxrec. Not one stitch in 300 fights would indicate to me that he doesn't take much leather, and never did. Read this before making comment you prick [Only registered and activated users can see links]

[themacallan]

i saw peter buckley on a tv program in australia called a current affair. His title was the worlds worst boxer. I had a look at his record, he actually started of ok with a few wins. Then something happened, he kept losing. Although i have never seen him fight judging by his record he must have had a good chin only being ko'd 10 times all by decent opponents. The thing i cant work out is why would promoters keep putting him on the card and why didnt the british boxing board stop him years ago, its obvious his career was going no where and although he wasnt getting ko'd he would still be getting damaged. What an embarrasment to boxing.you follow a single boxer and have no idea about the sport do you?

[themacallan]

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ill tell you where his career ended up, him being on tv dubbed the worlds worst boxerIn australia, so it means fuck all sunshine.